cleanfeed and wikipedia
John Brazier
ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:04:06 -0000
Brian wrote:
>>And, in any event, were such a jury was ever to be convened the
>>assumption would have to be that the result would represent some sort
>>of average of UK public opinion rather than the idiosyncratic views of
>>12 randomly selected people.
Roland responded:
>You are not alone in fearing the incompetence of juries.
Actually this is something of a calumniation. Every lawyer I know has
reported to me that almost all juries take their responsibilities extremely
seriously, and work hard at trying to get it right. I get the impression
that frequently they are more considerate of the evidence and even-handed
than the bewigged one in charge of the proceedings.
Prune.